Pandemics and natural disasters–what do they have in common? Both disrupt social and
organisational practices. Both call for resilience in society. Information systems can foster …

Nowadays, an increasing number of crises worldwide, triggered by climate extremes, natural
and human-made hazards, the coronavirus pandemic, and more, pose a high pressure on …

In the past 10 years, the collaborative maps of OpenStreetMap (OSM) have been used to
support humanitarian efforts around the world as well as to fill important data gaps for …

The transformation from authoritative to user-generated data landscapes has garnered
considerable attention, notably with the proliferation of crowdsourced geospatial data …

Reliable techniques to generate accurate data sets of human built-up areas at national,
regional, and global scales are a key factor to monitor the implementation progress of the …

Satellite images are an extremely valuable resource in the aftermath of natural disasters
such as hurricanes and tsunamis where they can be used for risk assessment and disaster …

In the past few years, volunteers have produced geographic information of different kinds,
using a variety of different crowdsourcing platforms, within a broad range of contexts …

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a recent emerging area in computational science. There are
several unexplored issues in the quality assessment of OSM. Firstly, researchers are using …

Critical knowledge gaps seriously hinder efforts for building disaster resilience at all levels,
especially in disaster-prone least developed countries. Information deficiency is most …

Landslides triggered by large earthquakes in mountainous regions contribute significantly to
overall earthquake losses and pose a major secondary hazard that can persist for months or …